So that's what the drones had looked like under the mask. She didn't even consider the possibility that it might try and harm her as had once been the worry - her trust in Todd and his intention of keeping her safe was that absolute.

We will fix it. As they flew back to the hive, those words echoed in her mind and she wondered if it could really happen. She leaned her head against Todd's shoulder, a deep exhaustion settling over her now that she was finally able to really relax for the first time in... so very long. Could they fix it? Could she regain the control that had let her live almost as a normal person?

Did she have the right to even try? After everything she'd done, and with the risk it would pose to him, maybe it was for the best that they not cross that bridge.